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Unit 2 Great People
Lesson 8
A Universe of Thought
universe
Albert Einstein
lifetime
solve
theory
relativity
Switzerland
pioneer
Words and Expressions
n. 宇宙；万象
艾伯特·爱因斯坦
n. 一生；终生
v. 解决；解答
n. 理论；学说
n. 相对性
瑞士
n. 先锋；先驱
Nobel
Princeton
nuclear
weapon
conclusion
false
诺贝尔
Words and Expressions
普林斯顿
adj. 核能的
n. 武器
n. 结论
adj. 错误的；假的
Lesson 8 A Universe of Thought
课文呈现
THINK ABOUT IT
What is your attitude towards making mistakes
What have you learned from some of your past
mistakes
Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds of the last century. During his lifetime, Einstein thought about the universe and solved many problems in physics. Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.
Einstein′s early years
Einstein was born in Germany in 1879. After he finished school , he went on to study physics in Switzerland.In 1905, Einstein began to write articles and became a pioneer in the field of modern physics. For one of those articles, he received the Nobel Prize in 1921.
What do you do with your mind You think!This is what think： E ＝ MC2.
This is Princeton University, a famous university in the United States.
Einstein, the teacher
Einstein taught at universities in Switzerland and Germany. He left Germany in 1933 and went to teach at Princeton University in the United States.
Einstein died in 1955. He signed his last letter before he passed away . The letter asked people to give up nuclear weapons.
Einstein′s sayings
“The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. ”
“I think and think for months and years. Ninety -nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.”
Culture Tip
The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most important award in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. It was established by the will of the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel in 1895. A sixth prize,for economics, was created in 1968. The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Tu Youyou, a famous Chinese pharmaceutical chemist.
Read the lesson and fill in the blanks.
1879 Einstein was born in ________
1905 Einstein became a pioneer in the field of ______________
1921 Einstein received
______________
1933 Einstein went to _________ at Princeton University
1955 Einstein _________
Germany
modern physics
the Nobel Prize
teach
died
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Let's Do It！
Read the lesson again and answer the questions.
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1．In what field did Einstein solve many problems during his lifetime
2．What is Einstein most famous for
3．In what countries did Einstein teach
4．What did he ask people to do in his last letter
In physics.
His Theory of Relativity.
In Switzerland, Germany and the United States.
To give up nuclear weapons.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases in the box.
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solve pioneer be famous for go on　 in the field of
1．Our country is outstanding ____________ modern science.
2．Hainan ____________ its fresh air and beautiful beaches.
3．The boy was very excited when he ________ the crossword puzzle.
4．He was a ________ of the May Fourth Movement.
5．He ________to study for his master's degree after he finished university.
in the field of
is famous for
solved
pioneer
went on
Work in groups. Who is your favourite Nobel
Prize winner What is his/her main achievement Talk about him/her with your group members.
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Task tips：
·When and where was he/she born
·What did he/she do
·What was he/she most famous for
mind /ma nd/ n. 心思； 记忆力； 头脑 。
Language point
mind 作动词，意为“介意；注意”，常用于否定句或疑问句中；表示征求对方许可时，后接动名词形式。
change one's mind 改变主意
set one's mind to(do) 下决心(做)…
come into one's mind 浮现在脑海
make up one's mind 下定决心
keep sth.in one's mind 牢记某事
Never mind. 不必担心/没关系。
含mind的短语
be famous for 因……而著名
eg：China is famous for its long history. 中国以其悠久的历史而闻名。
be famous for 、be famous as与be famous to辨析
Language point
be famous for 因……而著名，后接表示人或事物某方面的特点、特长等内容。
be famous as 作为……而著名，后接表示职位、身份的词。
be famous to 意为“为……而熟知，对……而言是著名的”，后接表示范围的名词。
“go on to do sth.”，“go on doing sth.”和“go on with sth.”“辨析
go on 继续
Language point
go on to do sth. 表示“接着做另一件事”，即接下来做与原来不同的一件事。 After he had read the text，he went on to do the exercises.读完课文后，他继续做练习。
go on doing sth. 表示“继续做某事”或“一件事没做完稍微停顿后继续做下去”。 They went on talking all the way. 一路上他们一直在说话。
go on with sth. 表示“间断后继续做原来没有做完的事”。 After a rest, we went on with our lesson.休息后，我们继续上课。
辨析：die, dead, dying和death
1）die作动词，意为“死亡”强调动作，为非延续性动词，不能和表示一段时间的状语连用。
eg：Li Ming’s father died in 2020. 李明的爸爸死于2020年。
2）dead意为“死的，无生命的”，为形容词，作表语和定语，强调状态。当有时间段时，用be dead，不能用die。
eg：The dog is dead. 狗死了。
3）dying die的现在分词，也可作形容词，意为“垂死的”，常用作定语或表语。
eg：The dog is dying. 这只狗正垂死挣扎。
4）death die的名词形式，意为“死，死亡”。
eg：The death of his pet made him very sad. 他宠物的死使他很伤心。
die的用法
Language point
pass away 去世，逝世，死亡，相当于die。
eg：I'm sorry to hear that your grandpa passed away.听到你爷爷去世的消息我很难过。
Language point
含pass的短语
pass on传递
pass the exam考试及格
pass out昏倒；失去知觉
pass on...to..把……传递（转告)给….
pass by通过，经过
课堂小练
1. He wonders how the________（宇宙）began.
2. In the 1960s, he became a scientific ________（先驱）.
3. That maths problem was difficult. How did you you s________ it
4. China's pharmacologist（药物学家）Tu Youyou received the N________Prize in Medicine in 2015.
5. How has the city changed in your________（一生）？
universe
pioneer
olve
obel
lifetime
1. Jamie is a young cook________wants to improve school dinners.
A.who
B.whose
C.whom
D.which
2. My uncle went on________a dentist after he finished school.
A.becoming
B. to become
C.became
D. to becoming
3. My time in the middle school was one of________periods of my life.
A. exciting
B. more exciting
C.the more exciting
D.the most exciting
单项选择
A
B
D
4. A foreign visitor is coming to visit our new house this evening. My mother will offer him _______to eat.
A. anything delicious
B. something real Chinese
C. something Japanese food
D. delicious something
5.His grandfather passed away in 2008.(替换画线词语）
A. went abroad
B. died
C. left
D.passed by
B
B
Homework
1.熟记本课的词汇。
2.完成本课的练习册。
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